Tanning bed ban for minors clears Kentucky House

6:54 PM,
Mar. 10, 2014

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Young people in Kentucky would be forbidden to use tanning beds under legislation that cleared the House on Monday and sparked comparisons between the ultraviolet devices and cigarettes.

House Bill 310 would prohibit anyone under age 18 from using a tanning bed at a facility without a prescription. Currently, minors between 14 and 18 can only use the beds with consent from a parent.

Rep. David Watkins, a Democrat from Henderson who is sponsoring the bill, argued the state needs to discourage teens from using tanning beds just as it has with smoking. He said skin cancer rates have soared with ...